Bail set for man accused of traveling for sex with minor

A Hillsborough County man made his first appearance Saturday, accused of traveling to Orlando in hopes of having sex with a minor.

Ryan Mason, 31, hunched forward, looking straight down at the floor and answering the judge's questions with "Yes ma'am" during the brief hearing.

Mason's bail was set at $11,000, and a public defender was assigned to his case. He faces several charges, including soliciting a minor by computer, traveling to meet a minor, and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.

The judge also ordered that if he makes bond, Mason is to be monitored by GPS and is not to have unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18.

No child was ever in danger in the case. While Mason allegedly believed he was communicating online with a minor, he was actually speaking with law enforcement.

He was arrested by FDLE and booked in the Orange County Jail on Thursday.